[Radix]

We had a great thread about this subject yesterday.

My take. The officials were outrageously bad, but when the time came, Pittsburgh came through.

Teams have to overcome this stuff, but sometimes it is impossible. You know like the tuck rule! Seattle could have overcome, but alas, we all will have to listen to the loud mouth Steelers for a year.

I'll never forget the Patriots telling the Steelers to "cancel those reservations" back in 2001 after they beat them in the AFC Championship game.

The Steelers are a trash talking team, but they played good when it counted, and they did not call the bad penalties.

[Doc Savage]

Your rationale is ridiculous. "When the time came Pittsburgh came through.....???????????????????? Sure they did. They had every advantage given tto them by the refs including field position, downs, penalties, call-backs, mystery calls.

Play the game even and Seattle won the game 24-21. Play it your way and mental disease is exposed!

[citizen]

The refs made more big plays for the Stealers than did the Stealers. More yardage too, when you factor in the disallowed downfield yardage lost and add in the penalty yards.

The Not Fair League got what it wanted. All Stealers fans, players and personnel know the game was handed to them. Few will care.